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Six racehorses, four trainers, and one jockey account for the 11 finalists that will comprise the National Museum of Racing’s 2022 Hall of Fame ballot, as chosen by the Museum’s Hall of Fame Nominating Committee. The finalists are racehorses Beholder (first year of eligibility), Blind Luck, Havre de Grace, Kona Gold, Rags to Riches, and Tepin (first year of eligibility); trainers Christophe Clement, Graham Motion, Doug O’Neill, and John Shirreffs; and jockey Corey Nakatani.

American Pharoah, Todd Pletcher newest horse racing Hall of Famers FacebookTwitterEmail American Pharaoh, left, with jockey Victor Espinoza in the irons wins the 141st Kentucky Derby May 2, 2015 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kent. The thoroughbred, only the 12th Triple Crown winner in history, was elected to National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame on Wednesday. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union)SKIP DICKSTEINShow MoreShow Less American Pharaoh with jockey Victor Espinoza flies across a very mu...

Saturdays Art Alley event a major success   Havre Daily News/Tim Leeds The Best Westerns perform Saturday at Havres Art Alley music and art event. Havre Daily News staff Hi-Line Art Association and Downtown Havre Matters! had a successful premiere event at Havres Art Alley Saturday, with hundreds of people coming to partake in music and art. Grant Olson of Hi-Line Art Association said at 6:30 p.m. he was guessing about 500 people had been to the event by that time, with it scheduled to conti...

Share The day they first met: The start of last year’s Breeders’ Cup Distaff at Keeneland, in which Monomoy Girl (right) was an impressive winner and Swiss Skydiver (red and blue, second left) a well-beaten seventh after a poor start and suffering an injury during the race. Photo: Matt Wooley/Eclipsesportswire/Breeders’ Cup When it comes to champions going head to head, the G1 Apple Blossom Handicap has a mighty pedigree. And next Saturday’s running of the Oaklawn Park feature ...

Todd Pletcher, American Pharoah Headline 2021 Hall Of Fame Ballot Sponsored by: Trainer Todd Pletcher Six racehorses, three trainers, and one jockey account for the 10 finalists that will comprise the National Museum of Racings 2021 Hall of Fame ballot, as chosen by the Museums Hall of Fame Nominating Committee. The finalists are racehorses American Pharoah (first year of eligibility), Blind Luck, Game On Dude, Havre de Grace, Kona Gold, and Rags to Riches; trainers Christophe Clement...

Pletcher, American Pharoah are Racing Hall of Fame finalists | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS GAZETTE FILE PHOTO Trainer Todd Pletcher speaks to the media in the winners circle at Saratoga Race Course in 2015. Shares0 SARATOGA SPRINGS — There supposedly is no such thing as a sure thing in horse racing, but this sure looks like one. Trainer Todd Pletcher was named Wednesday as a finalist, along with American Pharoah, for induction into the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame, and perhaps the o...

Hollendorfer, With Frank Stronach As New Client, Well-Stocked For Oaklawn Meet Sponsored by: Dan Ward, assistant to trainer Jerry Hollendorfer Southern California-based trainers flourished last year at Oaklawn, with two finishing in the top 10 in the standings. Horses for John Sadler were scheduled to arrive at the Hot Springs, Ark., track on Sunday in advance of the 57-day meeting that is scheduled to begin Friday, Jan. 22. Sadler, in his Oaklawn debut, won 15 races in 2020 to finish...

secret no longer. brand-new information this morning on what we will see during the olympics opening ceremonies friday night. details leaking out from london. two early hints, james bond and harry potter. "newsroom" begins right now. and good morning to you. im carol costello. thanks for being with us. we begin with a single stor that captures both the heartbreak and the hope of the shooting rampage in colorado. this morning, americans are rallying to help this man, shooting victim...

Question. what kind of skits do you want to do on "saturday night live"? >> i have no idea, ill do whatever they tell me to do. >> larry: when did you start in this business? >> it was 1949. i was on a local television show here, with a local disc jockey, al jarvis. we were on 5 1/2 hours a day, six days a week for four years. >> larry: that was your beginning? >> that was the beginning. no script. no nothing. you just sort of, you talked. >> larry: how do you explain your longevity? >> shear, b...

>> larry: did they tackle a dummy? >> no, the stunt lady took the dive into the muddy water, and i had to get in and lie down in it. she did all the work and i got the laugh. if that isnt injustice i dont know what is. >> larry: we have a facebook question. what kind of skits do you want to do on "saturday night live"? >> i have no idea. im not back seat driving. ill do whatever they tell me to do. >> larry: how did you -- when did you start in this business? >> it was 1949. i was on a local tel...